Ten Percent Foundation Donates £500 to Wildteam Conservation
Who are Wildteam Conservation?
Wildteam Conservation is a charity set up to enable access to conservation training for local people based in locations affected by climate change. The charity started in Bangladesh, working with local communities to save the tigers of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. From that experience they learnt how skills building can transform the scale of impact that can be achieved, so WildTeam UK was set up in 2012 to provide high-quality, vocational training for conservationists from disadvantaged communities.
‘If we empower local people to lead conservation and restoration efforts in their areas then we can address the otherwise impossible challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. Our approach also ensures that conservation as a career is accessible to all, rather than to the few who are set up with the funds and opportunities to pursue that as an option. We have established a 5,000 strong online global community of conservation professionals to enable us all to support each other, collaborate, and share lessons learned, solutions, and opportunities.’
‘We are in the last year of a 3 year project training in-country trainers to deliver vocational conservation courses in their own countries. This is putting capacity building into the hands of local leaders who are best placed to inspire and support local conservationists. So far 9 East African trainers have completed their training, with 18 more currently undergoing their training. One of the trainers in Kenya has recently successfully delivered 2 courses to provide conservation skills to youth leaders. We will track further impact from this project through annual online surveys to determine to what extent the training has benefited the careers and conservation work of all beneficiaries.’
Feedback
Christell Chesney, Guyana: “I believe Wild Team is setting the stage for effective, systematic processes in the conservation realm. These training not only provided the needed skills of today’s practitioners but a safe space to network and learn from and likeminded individuals.”
Asma Bile Hersi, Republic of Somaliland: “The training was excellent and prepared me to learn more about project management in general and wildlife conservation in particular. My greatest source of inspiration during the training came from the trainees and other participants; they helped me expand my network and meet different people around the world who are also doing amazing work.”
Message from Adam Barlow, Executive Director
On behalf of WildTeam and our beneficiaries, please accept all our thanks for your generous donation. At least 2 conservationists from disadvantaged backgrounds will be able to access training in key conservation skills thanks to your support – which should help them progress their career and empower them to help save more wildlife..
For further information about Wildteam Conservation, please visit their website at
What is this all about?
The various companies in the Ten Percent Group, including TP Transcription, University Transcriptions, The Typing Works, Ten-Percent Legal, Interim Lawyers, and Jonathan Fagan Business Brokers donate 10% of annual net profits to charity via the Ten Percent Foundation, a charitable trust set up by our group of companies to distribute monies to charities in the UK and Africa. We have been doing this for over 25 years. The Foundation never incurs any administration costs other than bank charges, which are minimal. All monies donated are distributed to charities and community organisations. www.tenpercentfoundation.org
